Google expands Pause Point to third-party Android phones

Google's Digital Wellbeing Pause Point feature, initially a Pixel 11 exclusive, is rolling out to older Pixels and third-party Android devices. The anti-doomscrolling tool interrupts long scrolling sessions with a mindfulness prompt asking users to pick a pause duration. It has already been spotted running on a OnePlus 13R with the ColorOS 17 beta.

• Pause Point debuted as a Pixel 11 exclusive on Android 17
• The tool interrupts endless scrolling with a mindfulness prompt
• It has been spotted on a OnePlus 13R running ColorOS 17 beta
• Older Pixels received it via the Android 17 QPR1 update